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PEACE AND CIVIL RIGHTS DON'T MIX? [AUDIO]
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(14 jan 2007) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose beliefs we celebrate
this week, was widely condemned during his life for his public
antiwar stance. His speech linking antiwar arguments with civil and
human rights priorities is as relevant today as it was in 1967.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144913/7263/133389
THE PROMISE OF 'GREEN' GOLD
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(14 jan 2007) Uncontrolled gold mining has devastated environments
and communities in Colombia's rain forests. But a new certification
program is helping local communities start to have a say in how
mining is developed around them.
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EXTRADITING FUJIMORI: CHILE’S OTHER DICTATOR
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(14 jan 2007) Upset about the slow pace of legal proceedings brought
against late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, local human rights
activists hope Chilean courts will act more swiftly in bringing
justice to Alberto Fujimori, the authoritarian former president of
Peru who is in exile in Chile.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144603/7263/133389
TASERS UNDER FIRE AFTER 2 MEN DIE
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(13 jan 2007) NEW YORK, Jan 13 (OneWorld) - The launch of a new
electroshock device to be sold to the public--just days after the
deaths of two men who were stunned by police officers using similar
products--has brought new calls for a moratorium on the sale and use
of such instruments.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144906/7263/133389
EU URGED TO LEAD ON HUMAN RIGHTS AS U.S. LOSES MORAL AUTHORITY
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(12 jan 2007) NEW YORK, Jan 12 (OneWorld) - The Bush administration's
failure to address international human rights concerns has prompted
an unusual call from one of the world's leading human rights
organizations.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144896/7263/133389
SOMALIA AIRSTRIKES CONDEMNED IN EAST AFRICA
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(11 jan 2007) Reports from East Africa show that local people seem
concerned less about U.S. plans to kill three suspected terrorists
and more about the loss of life and political fallout as a result of
the United States' latest unilateral show of force.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144843/7263/133389
SOMALIA AT THE CROSSROADS
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(11 jan 2007) International diplomacy is one of the big losers
following the past weeks' fighting in Somalia, says journalist Harun
Hassan in his detailed explanation of what led to and can be expected
to result from the present volatility.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144847/7263/133389
SOMALIA: THE NEXT AFGHANISTAN + IRAQ?
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(11 jan 2007) "If we keep quiet about American military p***s flying
over African skies, they will paint our lands red with blood," says
retired law professor Issa Shivji.
From: Pambazuka News
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144851/7263/133389
PROTESTERS CALL FOR GUANTÁNAMO CLOSURE
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(11 jan 2007) Worldwide demonstrations and activities are calling for
the closure of the Guantánamo Bay detention center, Amnesty
International said on the camp's fifth anniversary Thursday.
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PRAISE FOR BUSH'S NEXT UN AMBASSADOR
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(11 jan 2007) Zalmay Khalilzad "understands the importance of the
U.S.-UN relationship and seems committed to making the UN stronger
and more effective," a U.S. citizens' group said this week.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144841/7263/133389
SLUM HORDES? WORLD AT URBAN CROSSROADS
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(11 jan 2007) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10 (OneWorld) - Over half the 1.1
billion people projected to join the world's population over the next
quarter century could live in under-served urban slums, warns a
report released today by an environmental and social policy think
tank. But a little creative leadership could still harness the
positive aspects of urbanization to brighten the world's economic and
environmental future.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144793/7263/133389
TOP TEN MOST UNDER-REPORTED HUMANITARIAN STORIES
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(10 jan 2007) Tuberculosis, malnutrition, and the devastation of wars
in the Central African Republic, Sri Lanka, and the Congo are
profoundly affecting millions of people yet remain almost invisible
in the U.S. media, says Médecins Sans Frontières.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144785/7263/133389
BOTSWANA BUSHMEN TO RETURN HOME FRIDAY
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(10 jan 2007) A group of Kalahari Bushmen will return to the Central
Kalahari Game Reserve this week, following a historic court ruling
that their eviction by the Botswana government was "unlawful and
unconstitutional" and that they have the right to live on their
ancestral land.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144784/7263/133389
NEW UN EMERGENCIES FUND HELPING 31 COUNTRIES
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(10 jan 2007) The UN has committed $241 million from the Central
Emergency Response Fund to more than 328 projects in 31 countries
during the first nine months of the Fund’s existence.
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NEW U.S. CONGRESS CAN BREAK WORLD TRADE DEADLOCK
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(10 jan 2007) The current round of world trade negotiations, which
was expected to bring new opportunities for growth to developing
countries, is deadlocked--largely because U.S. negotiators are
demanding maximum concessions from other countries while offering
little or no policy change of their own. The U.S. Congress should
step in, says trade and globalization analyst Sandra Polaski.
From:
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144782/7263/133389
INDIA'S DALITS 'BETWEEN ATROCITY AND PROTEST'
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(10 jan 2007) Indian laws, policies, and political rhetoric appear to
favor the rights of Dalits and other low-caste communities. But do
these translate into improvement in their lives? Meenakshi Ganguly
reports.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144780/7263/133389
DARFUR: 'CAPITULATION TO KHARTOUM' CONDEMNED
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(10 jan 2007) A leading Africa lobbying group welcomed the commitment
of new UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to prioritizing Darfur and
noted new U.S. diplomatic overtures, but condemned the lack of
progress toward implementing a UN peacekeeping force as civilians
continue to face death and displacement.
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BUSH TO FACE STREET PROTESTS OVER IRAQ ESCALATION PLAN
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(10 jan 2007) NEW YORK, Jan 9 (OneWorld) - The Bush administration's
plan to beef up the U.S. military presence in Iraq is likely to
create a new wave of protests across the United States in the coming
days.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144741/7263/133389
INDIA'S TSUNAMI RECOVERY: PROGRESS, OR A PITTANCE?
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(10 jan 2007) While large multilateral agencies are touting
reconstruction successes in India since the 2004 tsunami, community
groups say a closer look reveals a population dissatisfied with the
results of a process that largely ignored their input.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144773/7263/133389
U.S. WARP***S ATTACK SOMALI TOWNS; 'MANY DEAD'
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(9 jan 2007) As President Bush prepares a major speech to call for a
"troop surge" in Iraq and simultaneously discuss his global
anti-terror plans, a U.S. warp*** described as "an appallingly blunt
instrument" attacked two Somali towns Monday. Helicopter attacks were
reported Tuesday as well.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144715/7263/133389
News from OneWorld South Asia
http://southasia.oneworld.net
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REFORMS NEEDED IN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION: PM
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(15 jan 2007) Admitting that the higher education system needs
comprehensive reforms, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh said
that the National Knowledge Commission should travel across the
country with useful ideas to build a consensus.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144923/1893/133389
SELL OFF BSNL TO FUND EDUCATION, SAYS PITRODA
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(15 jan 2007) A day after the Report to the Nation 2006 was presented
to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the National Knowledge Commission
chairperson Sam Pitroda said that the public sector telecom major
BSNL could be sold and the proceeds invested in education.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144922/1893/133389
RAJASTHAN, BIHAR TRAIL IN EDUCATION
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(15 jan 2007) A year after the first Annual Status of Education
Report (ASER) showed a thumbs down to the claims of Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan’s claims, there seems to be some improvement now.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144921/1893/133389
PREPARATIONS FOR WORLD SOCIAL FORUM IN TOP GEAR
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(14 jan 2007) Preparations for the VII World Social Forum are in full
swing in Nairobi, Kenya; over 100,000 delegates are expected to come
together in solidarity to focus on the theme “People’s Struggles,
People’s Alternatives” and uphold respect for human rights, the
practice of real and participatory democracy, peaceful relations, and
equality among people of all ethnicities and genders.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144908/1893/133389
WSF:STILL A STRANGER TO THE PUBLIC EYE
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(12 jan 2007) Defending human rights, democracy and diversity are its
strongest point, but its "main defect" is lack of public visibility.
That is how most participants viewed last year's World Social Forum
(WSF), held in Caracas and Bamako, according to a survey.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144865/1893/133389
WORLD BANK SUPPORTS RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR IN PUNJAB, INDIA
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(12 jan 2007) The World Bank approved a US$154 million credit to the
Indian state of Punjab designed to increase access of the state's
rural communities to improved and sustainable water supply and
sanitation services.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144864/1893/133389
BANGLADESH PRESIDENT QUITS AS HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
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(12 jan 2007) In a dramatic development, Bangladesh President
Iajuddin Ahmed resigned as chief of the non-party caretaker
government and pledged to re-constitute his council of advisers
afresh within the next few days for holding a participatory, credible
election. He, however, did not say whether the January 22 election is
postponed.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144863/1893/133389
HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL SOON IN KERALA
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(11 jan 2007) Kerala Education Minister M.A. Baby has said the
Government will constitute a higher education council as part of
efforts to address the problems facing the higher education sector.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144796/1893/133389
NEPAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN COUNT TOO, IN MAOIST CAMPS
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(11 jan 2007) United Nations monitors will begin counting weapons and
soldiers of the Maoist army in camps across Nepal next week, and
activists are concerned that the needs of women and children there
could be overlooked
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144795/1893/133389
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON INDIA-BANGLADESH TRADE RELATIONS
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(11 jan 2007) A new study finds that trade between India and
Bangladesh would do better if
there were broad-based
liberalization, rather than a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).A new World
Bank report entitled, “India-Bangladesh Trade, Trade Policies and
Potential Free Trade Agreement” seeks to explore the implications of
a bilateral free trade agreement.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144794/1893/133389
News from Digital Opportunity Channel
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
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AED DOCUMENTARY ON AIDS WINS NEW YORK AWARD
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(9 jan 2007) Washington, D.C., December 11, 2006 – Tumaini Letu (Our
Hope), a film about three women caring for children orphaned by AIDS,
was named Best Short Documentary at the 2006 New York AIDS Film
Festival. Produced by the Academy for Educational Development (AED),
the festival aims to utilize visual media to prompt social action in
the fight against AIDS.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/144687/1138/133389
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